Children make you happier ... and poorer

International Journal of Children's Spirituality

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-10

  Bauman, Zygmunt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood; Commodification; Market; Society; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955390010     PISSN: 1364436X     EISSN: 14698455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13644360500503233     Document Type: Conference Paper

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